Fighting for Rights
Akbar F
What the White People Had, Which the Black People didn't have
This movement was called The African-American Civil Rights Movement which lasted from 1954-1968. The rights that black people and white people were segregated from were just outrageous. The black people were treated like 2nd or 3rd class citizens while the white people were treated like 1st class citizens. The schools were very cleaned and organized for white people , but black people had to go to schools which were crowded and dirty. Most of the high class restaurants were for white people, while black people had to eat at lower class restaurants. Same thing with the bathrooms, even with transportation the black people had to sit in the back of the transport. Even as citizens black people had no rights to vote. And the list goes on.
The Life of Helen Keller
The Girl Who Fought for Rights
Causes of the British Conquest of India
Types of Modern Activism
Volunteer
You probably know this word, but you probably didn't know it is a act of activism. A volunteer is a person who joins a group to assist disadvantaged people and sometimes threatened species. A volunteer mostly works at refugee camps, local schools, medical care, and more. If you are a volunteer you are facing many opportunities in your future.
Grass root Activism
Grass root activism is where people set up a meeting or a booth at a big social event and inform others about their cause and ask them to fight with them.
Letters and Petition
Sending letters is a act of activism. You can do this by filing a complaint and sending letters to governments offices such as your town hall or the white house. A petition is where you request a change in the community by gathering people and to sign a waiver and give the waiver to the government so that they would know what the people want.
Litigation
Litigation is where you fight for you cause but with the law. Most people who fight for their complaints often have attorneys and lawyers. This mostly takes place in a court house.
Boycotts
A Boycott is where you take people away from a conflict and inform them that the conflict is bad. For example lets say that a grocery store is harmful, so you inform people that are about to go to the store and inform them that the store is harmful and they shouldn't go their.
Selective Purchasing Ordinances
Selective Purchasing Ordinances is a type of activism where you create an organization or are partners with a major organization to fight for you social conflict.
Demonstrate
Demonstrating is where you do protest, sleep in, strikes, marching, and things of that nature. It is kind of like going somewhere with a lot of people and create a hectic scene about you cause.
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience is a way of fighting for rights but can be illegal and dangerous. This is very rare to see but things of this nature include riots, road blocking, vandalism across the city, hacking websites, and more unlawful things.
Works Cited
What the White People Had Which the Black People didn't Have
Com, History .. "Civil Rights Movement." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 1 June 2009 Web. 01 June 2015.
The Life of Helen Keller
"The Life of Helen Keller." - Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 June 2015.
The Girl Who Fought for Rights
"Malala Yousafzai." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 01 June 2015.
Causes of the British Conquest of India
"Movements and Campaigns - Tactics - Boycotts." Movements and Campaigns - Tactics - Boycotts. Web. 1 June 2015.
Types of Modern Activism
"Types of Activism." Activism101. Web. 1 June 2015.